Ricky Thorby is a rugby league player for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League. He previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons. His positions of choice are in the second-row or at Prop. His junior club was the Foxton Rebels and he later played for the Central Falcons in the Bartercard Cup. He also played for the Innisfail Leprechauns in the C.D.R.L. Since 2008, Ricky has been generally assigned to play for St George Illawarra's feeder club as a Prop. After playing over 20 games for the Dragons over 4 seasons of NRL Thorby signed a two year contract with the North Queensland Cowboys in order to receive more game time. Thrby was named in the Cowboys Round 2 and 6 sides in 2011 but was ruled out of both clashes due to injury, which happened to be an injury effected first season in the prop's first season with the townsville club. Thorby was only available for the club for only half the season in 2011, playing well for feeder club Northern Pride after injuries plagued his season. In 2012 Thorby was a stand-out in the Cowboys pre-season and trials and was rewarded with an 18th man spot in the clubs Round 4 clash against the Cronulla Sharks. 

October 2nd, 1985 in Palmerston North (Age 38)